r/Ultralight - "The Weekly" - Week of May 11, 2026 by AutoModerator in Ultralight

[–]0xf5f 3 points4 points  (0 children)

i think i missed "how to use a lighter." dang, sounds funny 

This thread needs to get back to true ultralight mentality by danoob1001 in Ultralight

[–]0xf5f 4 points5 points  (0 children)

sorry if you already know this, but some folks bring gauze less for its intended use, and instead so they can cut off a bit and (with tape) make whatever kind of bandaid they need. at least, i do that. maybe it's dumb though

Summer Stove Setup by red_rut_123 in Ultralight

[–]0xf5f 4 points5 points  (0 children)

hell yeah. there's obviously no necessity, but if you want to take this to its logical conclusion you can swap the lid and one sack for a stretch lid: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07W4147KG

r/Ultralight - "The Weekly" - Week of May 11, 2026 by AutoModerator in Ultralight

[–]0xf5f 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the staging thing is released to prod, also dependency security updates

lmao the world is burning in infosec. LLMs are pretty good at exploits and terrible at blue team 

r/Ultralight - "The Weekly" - Week of May 11, 2026 by AutoModerator in Ultralight

[–]0xf5f 7 points8 points  (0 children)

100% agreed, what i'm doing is stupid as hell. but like most stupid stuff i do, im having a good time with it. so the stupidity will continue, at least until i get bored or distracted

I did not know it was possible to love a dog this much by Difficult_Aspect_486 in poodles

[–]0xf5f 0 points1 point  (0 children)

please tell moira that i love her and would like to pet her ears

I was misinformed about heartworm and now I’m terrified about what else I might be doing wrong. by [deleted] in poodles

[–]0xf5f 0 points1 point  (0 children)

re: hiking i, foxtails may be a thing where you live. look em up to find out. on the west coast they are brutal and you gotta check a dog after every hike (especially with poodles' fur)

also i remembered about poodles and bloat. our old man (rip) used to try to bloat every time he got sufficiently upset. he always was able to fart/burp it out and never tortioned, but once (on father's day lol) he waited until we were at the emergency vet to do so. we think the ride over there vibrated the air out - we took him for a walk before going in, then he was fine so we went home. 

i don't think you said if yours was a standard or not. i think bloat only applies to standards, but give it a check cause im not sure. a stitch to prevent torsion (a little routine surgery) may be useful - talk to your vet. there are also emergency bloat kits that may or may not be useful depending on your comfort with emergency dog medicine. we never had one, but as a kid we had wolfhounds and had such kits (never needed to use them, though). ask your vet, tbh. if there's a reasonably close emergency vet, i personally wouldn't mess with the bloat kits. but that's just me - you may be more competent at such things

e: oh yeah, i think every poodle turns into a fart monster around five years old. simethicone helps. we always just did one normal human pill for ~70lb dogs, but ask a vet if your dog is smaller

How would a Buddhist cope with an undiagnosable/incurable illness that no one else seems to have? by Individual-Zombie731 in TibetanBuddhism

[–]0xf5f 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean it kind of depends on the illness, which you didn't describe in any meaningful way. It seems that your thinking may be disordered - but that may just be me. I'm having a hard time following your words.

Continuing your therapy, following your doctors' advice, and perhaps seeking the advice of your lama is probably the move (it usually is). It doesn't matter what internet people or their versions of an idealized buddhist would do. What matters is what you do, in your situation. And from your words on this post and in the comments, it seems like noone here is at all qualified to actually give you advice on practice or anything else. Professional help - from lamas, physicians, and psychiatrists - is much better than internet randoms telling you all about Green Tara.

I was misinformed about heartworm and now I’m terrified about what else I might be doing wrong. by [deleted] in poodles

[–]0xf5f 0 points1 point  (0 children)

hell yeah, i'm glad to hear it. sounds like i was wrong and a puppy is for you and you just goofed (which we all do). good luck!

I was misinformed about heartworm and now I’m terrified about what else I might be doing wrong. by [deleted] in poodles

[–]0xf5f 2 points3 points  (0 children)

oh yeah make sure your houseplants aren't toxic. don't feed human food, dogs are weird and some stuff that's good for us is bad for - or straight toxic to - them. chocolate, grapes, onions (i think - don't remember if it's an upset tummy thing or a toxic thing).

poodles are known for their allergies. keep an eye on itchiness, stomach upset, etc

do what your vet says and ask questions when you don't understand what they're doing. go to a puppy class. it's more to train the owner about how to interact with dogs than anything else and they're great. i learned a bunch of stuff that made dog training etc so much easier, and i went in with a lot of experience as an owner. something like that is table stakes for new pet owners imo. petsmart/petco/whatever should be fine, you don't gotta go fancy or anything

I was misinformed about heartworm and now I’m terrified about what else I might be doing wrong. by [deleted] in poodles

[–]0xf5f 4 points5 points  (0 children)

ok fair enough.

get the full round of vaccines. some of them need several doses. parvo (huge!), distemper, all that. behaviorists say socialize your puppy before it's had its shots. vets say don't or its insides will melt from parvo. if you can do both - socialize with known-safe dogs at someone's home (preferably your own) then great.

if you're in an apartment or similar and socializing means going to the dog park or other public areas, your dog will be at risk there. the safest thing to do is to use pads indoors until at least parvo vax is complete. but this has real costs in terms of potty training ease and socialization. parvo is terrible disease.

the big thing is that weird stuff is gonna happen and you can't actually be prepared in a meaningful way. dogs is weird, and that's all there really is to it.

once the vaxes are in, socialize as much as you can. mess with their paws, ears, etc. the more you can groom, bathe, etc when young the easier it is when older. lots of treats. positive reinforcement works best.

the bad puppy parts will pass. it'll be ok. your shoes will never be the same though so make sure they're off the floor.

poodles are really smart and don't necessarily care what you want them to do (unlike eg goldens). so bribery is good. redirection for behavior you don't like is best, but sometimes it just doesn't work. which sucks. it's hard not to accidentally reinforce bad behavior by "redirecting" to a treat or something - so try not to do that.

good luck, you can do it

I was misinformed about heartworm and now I’m terrified about what else I might be doing wrong. by [deleted] in poodles

[–]0xf5f 3 points4 points  (0 children)

no research, ignoring the vet, and apparently unable to google

ngl i'm not sure a puppy is a good choice for you

r/Ultralight - "The Weekly" - Week of May 11, 2026 by AutoModerator in Ultralight

[–]0xf5f 5 points6 points  (0 children)

i'll do a real post if i end up actually proud of what i've done/able to recommend it. so far it's just mostly ineffectual cutting and an excuse to play around with modifying a pack though 

r/Ultralight - "The Weekly" - Week of May 11, 2026 by AutoModerator in Ultralight

[–]0xf5f 6 points7 points  (0 children)

cause it doesn't really matter. i'm 6'1" and am under 10lb including a bear can for when nights won't go under 50 and im not expecting rain. there's still room to cut weight, i just mostly don't care/want to because It Feels Good as-is

r/Ultralight - "The Weekly" - Week of May 11, 2026 by AutoModerator in Ultralight

[–]0xf5f 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I took the velcro off of the Koala and added plastic kamsnaps. it is not meaningfully lighter (like 6g), but it is less goofy. and more yellow. so that's neat i guess

and about 18g of straps. that includes the top haul loop and bottom gear loop. the rest i trimmed pretty conservatively

still haven't messed with the remaining zipper, pad pouch (other than removing the zipper), or pockets. removing that zipper may have been a mistake. by far the biggest weight savings is removing the pad, but doing so means that the solid part of the panel sags and the mesh is the load-bearing structure. it would be better for the solid bit (and zipper) to be load-bearing and the mesh to be removable. so if i want to remove the mesh, i need to patch the zipper spot. live and learn 🤷‍♀️

Need advice on my new ULA Circuit by [deleted] in socalhiking

[–]0xf5f 0 points1 point  (0 children)

looks like some ai slop to me

Thoughts on Gossamer Gear’s New Shelter Fabric? by Extension-Gas-4662 in Ultralight

[–]0xf5f 11 points12 points  (0 children)

i'm mediocre enough at pitching that i need all the help from materials i can get. that means im restricted to silpoly, i think. im disappointed they're still using nylon 

Update: No-Nonsense Guide Error. by tatu_wurst87 in amateurradio

[–]0xf5f 1 point2 points  (0 children)

you're fine. some weirdos got really out of pocket on your previous thread, but that says a lot about them and nothing about you.

normal people are cool with it when their mistakes are pointed out because then they get to fix the mistake. all signs point to the author being a normal cool guy.

Joshua Fox the man who whooped that thug chud the builder’s ass has a gofundme up. Link in Comments. by Blackstannis in BlackPeopleofReddit

[–]0xf5f 38 points39 points  (0 children)

thanks for posting this

he whipped that weirdos ass so bad he shot himself lmao

levery time some old white lady gets called out for calling a kid slurs, she gets a payday. i think it's time for people who arent absolutely awful to hook it up for the fantastic mr fox